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Egg Surplus

Between 50,000 and 60,000 tons of eggs are exported annually and more than 850,000 tons of the product are consumed domestically, the head of Tehran’s Union of Producers of Egg-Laying Chickens said. “This is while production currently stands at 950,000 tons, which leaves a surplus of 50-100,000 tons in the sector,” Nasser Nabipour was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency. “To keep the market balanced, producers need to reduce production by 10% to 15%,” he added. Egg exports halved in April after Turkey entered international markets last month.